Leaked info on Google’s next Pixel phones emerge

Google’s latest own-brand smartphone efforts will be arriving before the end of the year, but the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL have already been exposed to the public in a number of recent leaks.

The latest information suggests that there will not be any major increase in price, with the basic Pixel 2 coming in at £599 while the larger Pixel 2 XL will sell for closer to £630. The good news is that the amount of storage space available as standard has been doubled, up to 64GB, rather than the more modest 32GB of the original phones, according to Tech Radar.

Earlier leaks confirmed the bad news that the Pixel range will be ditching the 3.5mm headphone jack that has also been shed by Apple’s iPhone family. This will be a blow for fans of traditional headphones, but will undoubtedly boost sales of wireless Bluetooth earbuds.

Three colour options will define the Pixel 2, with black, white and light blue models on the cards. The Pixel 2 XL will have a more limited choice between black and white, although Google’s final designs may deviate from the leaked images published so far.